Venture 2020

[FatGuy92]

Setup my 5.6's yesterday and my goal is to skate them the whole year or till they break. Truck madness be damned. I'm gonna run them stock too. Unless the bushings or something break.

Same here. I had some lightly skated 5.2 lights that I decided were going to be the only trucks I skates until they break. Finally started to get into my Black Friday stash of boards and so far it's a perfect combo. After a few sessions on them I'm hooked.

[spanyard]

I run race reds, tighten everything down tight.  In theory, no axel to slip.  I think conical wheels make it less likely too….

Curious... What's your reasoning that conicals make axels less likely to slip?

[DaSk8D00D]

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I run race reds, tighten everything down tight.  In theory, no axel to slip.  I think conical wheels make it less likely too….

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Curious... What's your reasoning that conicals make axels less likely to slip?

The outer edge of the wheel can prevent the axel from smacking the ground, similar to how the lip on the edge of a phone case protects your screen if you drop it face down

[notinternetfamous]

I'm riding some 5.2 highs that are just over a year old and I have axle slip on my front truck. Whenever I ride wider wheels in general (conical fulls & og classics are what I've ridden recently); I can attest that my wheels don't lock up as much as running classics.

[JugeL]

Any tips on getting Venture highs loose without messing the geometry?

Stock bushings are giving me hard time literally

[notinternetfamous]

Any tips on getting Venture highs loose without messing the geometry?

Stock bushings are giving me hard time literally

swapping the top washer for the bones flat washer helps a lot. You could also try a softer duro option from the deluxe supercush bushing offering. I believe stock are 90 so you could try out the 88

https://garageskateshop.com/products/deluxe-supercush-bushings?variant=40041075572896&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gclid=Cj0KCQiA_c-OBhDFARIsAIFg3ewrRUSsyQpeZl3kYCB4wDzTyI27aYcNxE9OFyVpzN4F2Jl4DcyApwsaAo9VEALw_wcB

[toe_knee]

Any tips on getting Venture highs loose without messing the geometry?

Stock bushings are giving me hard time literally

I switched to softer riptide bushings, haven’t had to deal with my bushings since, this is the second pair they’ve been in as well

[iw0]

Any tips on getting Venture highs loose without messing the geometry?

Stock bushings are giving me hard time literally

supercush 88a bushings are the way to go

[JugeL]

The dream about supercush 88s died when i realised only aftermarket bushings you can get in my country are Indys or dohdoh's.

Anyone played around with either of those companies soft bushings?

[LebowskisRug]

The Indy red 88 are actually oddly hard. Indy 90 or 78 white might be the only logical choice. Haven't ridden Doh Doh's since the 8th grade.

Hit up DLX, maybe they will ship you some.

[Mbrimson88]

Any tips on getting Venture highs loose without messing the geometry?

Stock bushings are giving me hard time literally

Trim down the top bushing and they will feel a whole lot looser with the kingpin nut in the same place, or tighten it down a touch, which also gives more kingpin clearance.

I can send you the link info if you like.

It works for any brand truck and any brand bushings.

[chris.]

You can go conical bushings on the bottom too. Indy aftermarkets fit Ventures right?

Here's my weird situation.  Don't know how I ended up here but it feels rad.

[Ol Nick]

Any tips on getting Venture highs loose without messing the geometry?

Stock bushings are giving me hard time literally

To get my 6.1s feeling good, I swapped the top washer for flat and then spent a good while breaking the stock bushings in. To their credit, despite seeming to take way longer to break in naturally, they’ve stayed in that sweet spot for way longer. Usually on Thunders once the bushings feel just right, they’re a couple weeks away from blowing out. I think maybe the flat washer on the 6.1s is helping preserve the bushing by not digging in maybe?

[j....soy.....]

I’ve mentioned this before but the riptide Pivot cups feel much more fluid….

[notinternetfamous]

I’ve mentioned this before but the riptide Pivot cups feel much more fluid….

riptide pivot cups significantly make any truck brand feel better from my experience. tested with aces, thunders, and ventures. well worth the purchase imo

[toe_knee]

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I’ve mentioned this before but the riptide Pivot cups feel much more fluid….

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riptide pivot cups significantly make any truck brand feel better from my experience. tested with aces, thunders, and ventures. well worth the purchase imo

I’ve got the whole kit on my trucks, and I don’t see myself using stock bushings or pivot cups anymore

[thebacker]

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I’ve mentioned this before but the riptide Pivot cups feel much more fluid….

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riptide pivot cups significantly make any truck brand feel better from my experience. tested with aces, thunders, and ventures. well worth the purchase imo

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I’ve got the whole kit on my trucks, and I don’t see myself using stock bushings or pivot cups anymore

green pivot cup? Yall are making me want them

[gaunting]

The Indy red 88 are actually oddly hard. Indy 90 or 78 white might be the only logical choice. Haven't ridden Doh Doh's since the 8th grade.

Hit up DLX, maybe they will ship you some.

I use those super soft Indy aftermarket bushings in my ventures, and they do work really well. I only weigh like 130, so when I got them at first, and they had the stock blue bushings, I could barley make them turn. Lol

[Ol Nick]

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I’ve mentioned this before but the riptide Pivot cups feel much more fluid….

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riptide pivot cups significantly make any truck brand feel better from my experience. tested with aces, thunders, and ventures. well worth the purchase imo

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I’ve got the whole kit on my trucks, and I don’t see myself using stock bushings or pivot cups anymore

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green pivot cup? Yall are making me want them

Do it. I have two setups right now, both with Thunder but one has stock pivot cup bushings and the other has Rip Tide. Side-by-side the stock truck is so creaky and loud compared to the riptides. Riding them, they still turn like stock but the riptides seem to help the hanger return to center or something. It doesn’t really feel any tighter but still snaps back out of a turn nicely.

[j....soy.....]

To me they made more of a difference than after market bushings….I got the Bennett/ Indy ones and despite being insistent it wouldn’t work in my thunders they did…then I transplanted them into my ventures.  Worth the investment …..

[toe_knee]

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I’ve mentioned this before but the riptide Pivot cups feel much more fluid….

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riptide pivot cups significantly make any truck brand feel better from my experience. tested with aces, thunders, and ventures. well worth the purchase imo

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I’ve got the whole kit on my trucks, and I don’t see myself using stock bushings or pivot cups anymore

[close]

green pivot cup? Yall are making me want them

Yea the green pivot cups, they are super good about answering any questions too, I got a mixed up pair for my trucks a softer cone up top and a harder barrel below, several different formulas to choose from and they will give you flat washers if you ask

[Nap]

I'am amazed how well they turn for yuto, in general that they are turning well in bowls.

[FUBAR]

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Any tips on getting Venture highs loose without messing the geometry?

Stock bushings are giving me hard time literally

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To get my 6.1s feeling good, I swapped the top washer for flat and then spent a good while breaking the stock bushings in. To their credit, despite seeming to take way longer to break in naturally, they’ve stayed in that sweet spot for way longer. Usually on Thunders once the bushings feel just right, they’re a couple weeks away from blowing out. I think maybe the flat washer on the 6.1s is helping preserve the bushing by not digging in maybe?

Same here, but I have a bones hard in the bottom. Small flat washer on top with stock top bushing. Mine are 5.8s though. Very stable feeling but a controlled loose. Only downside is I am grinding into the top bushing on certain grinds.

[Ok]

I'am amazed how well they turn for yuto, in general that they are turning well in bowls.

Pretty sure Yuto skate 5.2 lo’s.
Everyone knows those don’t turn.

[munchbox]

ace low bushings in 6.1s
pushed around the block and they feel great @200lbs
supercush 94a are the next (hopefully last) on my list
final frontier is bushing madness

[hobochimp]

ace low bushings in 6.1s
pushed around the block and they feel great @200lbs
supercush 94a are the next (hopefully last) on my list
final frontier is bushing madness

Yes you finally have come find the truth. Been running this exact bushing and washer combo for a while. Feels real good.

[LebowskisRug]

The bottom bushing of a Bones is taller than a Venture low so he would be lifting his trucks 1 or 2mm.

Karl Watson also runs this setup.

[LewFarrell]

The bottom bushing of a Bones is taller than a Venture low so he would be lifting his trucks 1 or 2mm.

Karl Watson also runs this setup.

Really depends if you run the bottom washer though. Bones bottom with a flat washer underneath is pretty much the same as stock venture low bottom with stock washer. That's the setup I run (with hards).

[LebowskisRug]

Even with lows? Maybe I have it mixed up and the top bushing is the lower one than highs.

[Acky Jacky]

I just put some of those Supercush 88 Deluxe bushings in my regular 8.25 ventures, highly improves the turn in my opinion. I’ll probably try riptides too after reading this.
I just love manuals on Ventures, they’ve been helping my perfect nose-manuals which I’ve struggled with in the past.
I also have some Ventures on a cruiser deck where the bottom bushing on the front is kinda destroyed and they’re pretty much wiggly. They feel cool but I wouldn’t want them on my everyday setup.